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The opening of heaven gatesThe opening of heauen gates
The opening of heaven gates, or The ready way to everlasting life Delivered in a most familiar dialogue, between reason and religion, touching predestination, Gods word, and mans free-will, to the understanding of the weakest capacity, and the confirming of the more strong. By Arthur Dent, preacher of the word of God, at South-Shoobery in Essex.The opening of heauen gates, or The ready way to euerlasting life Deliuered in a most familier dialogue, betweene reason and religion, touching predestination, Gods word, and mans free-will, to the vnderstanding of the weakest capacitie, and the confirming of the more strong. By Arthur Dent, preacher of the word of God, at South-Shoobery in Essex.
London: printed by G. Eld for John Wright, 1610London: printed by G. Eld for Iohn Wright, 1610
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Reli. Doubtless he could not be God, if any thing should happen, that he would not have come to pass, whereof the Apostle was full wary in this saying, God bringeth all things to pass according to1 the counsel of his own will.
Reli. Doubtlesse he could not be God, if any thing should happen, that he would not haue come to passe, whereof the Apostle was full wary in this saying, God bringeth all thinges to passe according to1 the councell of his owne will.
Reli. Yet can I not perceive, how his Justice and mercy, do agree together.
Reli. Yet can I not perceiue, how his Iustice and mercy, do agree together.
Reli. These two are reconciled, and well made manifest, in his Son. For after our first parent Adam, by the eternal decreement, had cast him-self, and all his progeny, into the defilement of sin, God did raise him up again in this second Adam, even Jesus Christ, for which1 cause he is called, the Lamb slain from the beginning of the world.
Reli. These two are reconciled, and well made manifest, in his sonne. For after our first parent Adam, by the eternall decreement, had cast him-selfe, and al his progeny, into the defilement of sinne, God did raise him vp againe in this second Adam, euen Iesus Christ, for which